Preparation details
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Yield
- About 1 cup
- Serving
- Makes about 1 cup of syrup; use 1–2 tablespoons per drink or as a topping for pancakes/waffles.
- Duration
- About 30 minutes total (simmer + steep); stovetop.
Echinacea Simple Syrup
A clear, lightly flavored syrup that showcases echinacea and sweetens drinks or pancakes.
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About the ingredient
Echinacea
Echinacea has mixed and inconsistent evidence for common-cold prevention or treatment, with no clear, reliable benefit established across studies. Echinacea is traditionally used for upper-respiratory infections, including the common cold.
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- dried echinacea root
- 1/2 cup
- granulated sugar
- 1 cup
- water
- 1 cup
- strip of lemon peel (no pith)
- 1
Instructions
- Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan and bring to a low boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
- Remove from heat and add the dried echinacea root and optional lemon peel to the hot syrup.
- Cover and let the mixture steep for 20–30 minutes, tasting after 20 to judge strength.
- Strain the syrup through a fine mesh strainer into a clean jar; press on solids to extract liquid and discard solids.
- Let cool to room temperature, seal, and refrigerate. Use within 2 weeks and refrigerate within 2 hours of cooling.
Equipment: saucepan, fine mesh strainer, measuring cups, jar with lid.
Safety information
Get medical help if echinacea may cause allergic reactions, especially in people with allergies to plants in the daisy family.